Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (IPR008857)

Short name:
TRH

Overlapping homologous superfamilies

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Family relationships

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Description

This family consists of several thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) proteins. Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone (TRH) is a tripeptide (pGlu-His-Pro-NH2) hormone that is primarily produced in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus and represents the most proximal member of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis. It plays an important role in maintaining the thyroid hormone (TH) homeostasis [PMID: 19179434].